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Internet, social media explodes with sarcasm and photo-shops after Jameis Winston and the Great Crab Leg Caper

"I once caught a snow crab THIS BIG."

The early leader in the social media clubhouse:

"I fought the claw and the claw won."

That's a sample of the Tweets, texts, headlines and otherwise humorous descriptions flooding the Internet and social media after it was revealed on Wednesday that Florida State's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston was cited for allegedly shoplifiting crab legs from a Tallahassee Publix on Tuesday.

College football fans are every ready to pounce on their hated rivals when trouble surfaces and Winston's incident will be no different. Consider that he was the hero of the Seminoles' 14-0 national championship season and it's easy to see why the words "Winston" and "crab legs" will be linked for an awful long time.

It's the gift that will keep on giving for Florida, Auburn, Miami and Clemson fans. As one Auburn fan posted on Twitter, "if this is true, I'm going back to bed because the day isn't going to get any better."

FSU fans inwardly wincing for years over the mention of "Free Shoes University" and "Wide Right" will have more than a few cringe-worthy moments.

Such as these:

Claw and Order

Winston reportedly in hot water for pinching crab legs

One might call Winston "shellfish"

Free Seafood University

This story going to have a lot of legs to it

Jameis Winston playing a shell game

The media also got into the act. Chris Dufresne, the national college football write for the Los Angeles Times, tweeted: "Breaking news ... Florida state attorney said Jameis Winston crab leg case is weak. There's not eight legs to stand on."